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| 1 | <!-- $NetBSD: fixes.xml,v 1.143 2016/07/14 14:39:24 leot Exp $ --> | | 1 | <!-- $NetBSD: fixes.xml,v 1.144 2016/07/16 14:28:49 jakllsch Exp $ --> |
| 2 | | | 2 | |
| 3 | <chapter id="fixes"> <?dbhtml filename="fixes.html"?> | | 3 | <chapter id="fixes"> <?dbhtml filename="fixes.html"?> |
| 4 | <title>Making your package work</title> | | 4 | <title>Making your package work</title> |
| 5 | | | 5 | |
| 6 | <sect1 id="general-operation"> | | 6 | <sect1 id="general-operation"> |
| 7 | <title>General operation</title> | | 7 | <title>General operation</title> |
| 8 | | | 8 | |
| 9 | <para>One appealing feature of pkgsrc is that it runs on many | | 9 | <para>One appealing feature of pkgsrc is that it runs on many |
| 10 | different platforms. As a result, it is important to ensure, | | 10 | different platforms. As a result, it is important to ensure, |
| 11 | where possible, that packages in pkgsrc are portable. This | | 11 | where possible, that packages in pkgsrc are portable. This |
| 12 | chapter mentions some particular details you should pay | | 12 | chapter mentions some particular details you should pay |
| 13 | attention to while working on pkgsrc.</para> | | 13 | attention to while working on pkgsrc.</para> |
| 14 | | | 14 | |
| @@ -459,27 +459,27 @@ CONFLICTS= bar-[0-9]* | | | @@ -459,27 +459,27 @@ CONFLICTS= bar-[0-9]* |
| 459 | <title>Packages that cannot or should not be built</title> | | 459 | <title>Packages that cannot or should not be built</title> |
| 460 | | | 460 | |
| 461 | <para>There are several reasons why a package might be | | 461 | <para>There are several reasons why a package might be |
| 462 | instructed to not build under certain circumstances. If the | | 462 | instructed to not build under certain circumstances. If the |
| 463 | package builds and runs on most platforms, the exceptions | | 463 | package builds and runs on most platforms, the exceptions |
| 464 | should be noted with <varname>BROKEN_ON_PLATFORM</varname>. If | | 464 | should be noted with <varname>BROKEN_ON_PLATFORM</varname>. If |
| 465 | the package builds and runs on a small handful of platforms, | | 465 | the package builds and runs on a small handful of platforms, |
| 466 | set <varname>BROKEN_EXCEPT_ON_PLATFORM</varname> instead. | | 466 | set <varname>BROKEN_EXCEPT_ON_PLATFORM</varname> instead. |
| 467 | Both <varname>BROKEN_ON_PLATFORM</varname> and | | 467 | Both <varname>BROKEN_ON_PLATFORM</varname> and |
| 468 | <varname>BROKEN_EXCEPT_ON_PLATFORM</varname> are OS triples | | 468 | <varname>BROKEN_EXCEPT_ON_PLATFORM</varname> are OS triples |
| 469 | (OS-version-platform) that can use glob-style | | 469 | (OS-version-platform) that can use glob-style |
| 470 | wildcards.</para> | | 470 | wildcards.</para> |
| 471 | <para>If a package is not appropriate for some platforms (as | | 471 | <para>If a package is not appropriate for some platforms (as |
| 472 | oopposed to merely broken), a different set of variables should be | | 472 | opposed to merely broken), a different set of variables should be |
| 473 | used as this affects failure reporting and statistics. | | 473 | used as this affects failure reporting and statistics. |
| 474 | If the package is appropriate for most platforms, the exceptions | | 474 | If the package is appropriate for most platforms, the exceptions |
| 475 | should be noted with <varname>NOT_FOR_PLATFORM</varname>. If | | 475 | should be noted with <varname>NOT_FOR_PLATFORM</varname>. If |
| 476 | the package is appropriate for only a small handful of platforms | | 476 | the package is appropriate for only a small handful of platforms |
| 477 | (often exactly one), set <varname>ONLY_FOR_PLATFORM</varname> instead. | | 477 | (often exactly one), set <varname>ONLY_FOR_PLATFORM</varname> instead. |
| 478 | Both <varname>ONLY_FOR_PLATFORM</varname> and | | 478 | Both <varname>ONLY_FOR_PLATFORM</varname> and |
| 479 | <varname>NOT_FOR_PLATFORM</varname> are OS triples | | 479 | <varname>NOT_FOR_PLATFORM</varname> are OS triples |
| 480 | (OS-version-platform) that can use glob-style | | 480 | (OS-version-platform) that can use glob-style |
| 481 | wildcards.</para> | | 481 | wildcards.</para> |
| 482 | <para>Some packages are tightly bound to a specific version of an | | 482 | <para>Some packages are tightly bound to a specific version of an |
| 483 | operating system, e.g. LKMs or <filename | | 483 | operating system, e.g. LKMs or <filename |
| 484 | role="pkg">sysutils/lsof</filename>. Such binary packages are not | | 484 | role="pkg">sysutils/lsof</filename>. Such binary packages are not |
| 485 | backwards compatible with other versions of the OS, and should be | | 485 | backwards compatible with other versions of the OS, and should be |